Text 48] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 267

TRANSLATION

By authorized Vedic knowledge one can see that the forms of
cause and effect in the cosmic manifestation belong to the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, for the cosmic manifestation is
His energy. Both cause and effect are nothing but energies of the
Lord. Therefore, O my Lord, just as a wise man, by considering
cause and effect, can see how fire pervades wood, those engaged in
devotional service understand how You are both the cause and
effect.

PURPORT

As described in previous verses, many so-called students of spiritual
understanding follow the ten different methods known as mauna-vrata-
Sruta-tapo- 'dhyayana-sva-dharma-vyakhya-raho-japa-samadhayah.
These may be very attractive, but by following such methods, one cannot
actually understand the real cause and effect and the original cause of
everything (janmady asya yatah). The original source of everything is
the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself (sarva-kaérana-karanam).
This original source of everything is Krsna, the supreme ruler. [Svarah
paramah krsnah sac-cid-dnanda-vigrahah. He has His eternal spiritual
form. Indeed, He is the root of everything (bijam mam sarva-
bhiitandm). Whatever manifestations exist, their cause is the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. This cannot be understood by so-called silence
or by any other hodgepodge method. The supreme cause can be under-
stood only by devotional service, as stated in Bhagavad-gita (bhaktya
mam abhijanati). Elsewhere in Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.14.21), the
Supreme Godhead personally says, bhaktyaham ekaya grahyah: one can
understand the original cause of all causes, the Supreme Person, only by
devotional service, not by show-bottle exhibitionism.

TEXT 48
wd agcfaratattaqeaaray:
mofexantt ea egy |
CPRSC CROCCO RCE!
aad aKa Aaa SHA UCI
